Billfold protector



Feb. 19, 1952 P. R. (AGN ER BILLFOLD PROTECTOR Filed Jan. 6, 1949 INVEN TOR.

Patented Feb. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BILLFOLD, PROTECTOR Paul R. Wagner;- Banning, Calif.

Application January '6, 1949, Serial No. 69,540

3 Claims.

when stooping over or from being removed without warning.

My invention relates to a wallet or billfold pro tector in particular, as a means for reducing the possibility of loss by theft or accident. As an.

incidental feature, an object of my invention is to provide a cover that protects a billfold from i rough wear and soiling when carried in a workmans overalls or pocket.

In the accompanying drawing, in which similar numerals refer to similar parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the outside of the protective.

cover; Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the inside of the protective cover in an unfolded condition;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the protective cover in an unfolded condition and suspended above a billfold; and Fig. 4.is an end view of the protective cover when same is foldably pressed over a billfold prior to insertion into and release in a pocket.

The device is a foldable protective cover adapted for use in conjunction with a billfold,

when the billfold is being carried in a pocket of.

clothing. The cover I is constructed of a single piece of cardboard or fiberboard which is scored at the middle to provide two equal sides and to permit folding over and upon the billfold 4,

shown in Fig. 4. Resilient clips 2, 2, of spring metal, are firmly stapled to the outside of the" cover I by means of staples 3, 3 (see Figs. 1 and 3). The spring clips 2, 2, are sufficiently IGSil-r lent to cause the sides of the cover I to open at an angulate position when the sides are freed from being held in a folded position and suffio ciently resilientto cause reasonable traction with the surrounding cloth of a pocket when the cover .ar'

is released in a pocket. It is optional to employ I elect to use and,

a single clip 2 on a cover.

to claim for the purpose of this application .a plurality of resilient metal clips 2, 2. A scored cardboard cover has considerable resiliency of itself without spring clips. I do not use or claim" cut boards and boards that are not scored for use for the cover I.

After the metal clips 2, 2, have been stapled to the cover I, a covering of leather or of artificial I leather is glued onto the outside thereof which causes the cover to resemble a billfold when it is over a billfold in a pocket. My billfold protector is employed by a person using hands to fit the cover snugly over a billfold 4 similar to the 5 vthe cover I, does not come out of a pocket with the cover I, which must be removed first before the billfold is attainable. The chance of loss or theft is thereby lessened.

I am aware that prior to my invention various kinds of protective covers for various articles have been made and used. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly, but- I claim:

1. The combination, in a billfold protector, of a composition cover consisting of a single piece of material scored at the middle to form two equal sides that are capable of being pressed against each other, a plurality of metal clips stapied to said sides to resiliently spread said sides in an angular position, said combination being adapted to be fitted by hand over the conventional billfold for insertion into a pocket and of having the sides of said cover slidably engage the cloth of a pocket when in an operative position therein.

2. A pocket billfold protecting cover including in combination a scored pad of composition materials having two equal sides that are foldable on the scoring, a plurality of metal spring clips fastened across said scoring to the sides of said pad having sufficient resiliency to cause the two sides to spread apart in an angular position when the sides are released from being pressed together by hand and to cause the sides to slidably engage the sides of a pocket when the cover is released in an operative position in a pocket.

3. In a pocket billfold protecting cover, the combination of a single piece of cardboard material that is double scored in the middle to provide two equal sides and a crease sufliciently wide to accommodate the conventional billfold in said crease, a plurality of spring metal clips across said scoring and stapled to the outside of said sides and having sufficient resiliency to cause said sides to spread in an angulate position when said cover is released from being pressed together by hand and to cause said sides to slidably engage the cloth of a pocket when the cover is over a billfold and is released in an operative position in a pocket, all substantially as described.

PAUL R. WAGNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,055,516 Carter Mar. 11, 1913 1,225,692 Willis May 8, 1917 2,176,387 Blakey Oct. 1'7, 1939 2,430,042 Bisbing Nov. 4, 1947 2,480,484 Krause Aug. 30, 1949 

